Glass partitioning apparatus



Sept. 14, 1965 A. L. GROVES ETAL GLASS PARTITIONING APPARATUS 25 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed June 16, 1961 I" l l MUPDQZOO C dmtwu w 1/ ARCH/E L GROVES 650/765 M. SHEHWl/V W Mir 2%., W GTTOIQNEYJ p 1965 A. L. GROVES ETAL 3,205,740

GLASS PARTITIONING APPARATUS Filed June 16, 1961 25 Sheets-Sheet 2 DIRECTION OF" GLASS LEADING EDGE S UN\TS Z UNlTS EXAMPLE OF DEFECT PATTERN 1.

DEFECT z, s PROGRAMMED S$ZES s RANK 2. x 5 SIZE Z PERZ. VALUE 9 6 9 6 Z 6 9x9 9 I 8 20* IO IO 5 IO 20x ll 20 I I Z l 20 I3 [3 I 13 55 7 5 7 35 l5 35 I5 2 1'5 35 Z9 29 29 EMYEIMTCDRU ARCH/f L. GROVES GEORGE W SHERW/IV 0 z/a/m M! a? My Sept. 14, 1965 A. L. GROVES ETAL 3,205,740

GLASS PARTITIONING APPARATUS Filed June 16, 1961 25 Sheets-Sheet 3 TRIAL 2'. OUT (I) FIRST CUT FROM LEADING EDGE.

TRIAL TRIAL TRIAL AVAILABLE s FITS AOCUM- CHOSEN E 74 s x2152 6H CH 7 55 I5 I05) 37 c 47 9 I (7) 45 2, 20 I3,H,IO 2! |(n)|(|o] as) 24 109K") 58 v Is 103) ,5 5 9 8,6 2| 3( 3 )5 meme) 7 CA J Z UNIT5 TRIAL z CUT (3) 7 2 162 TRIAL z CUT (2 cuoszN e x/l 4 z MDVEKDT QRJ 2O 0 ARCH/E L. GROVES 650/765 W SHE/rW/M 25 Sheets-Sheet 5 A. L. GROVES ETAL GLASS PARTITIONING APPARATUS Sept. 14, 1965 Filed June 16, 1961 sxava; amagadau Sept. 14, 1965 A. L. GROVES ETAL 3,205,740

GLASS PARTITIONING APPARATUS Filed June 16, 1961 25 Sheets-Sheet 6 DRUM CELL. DIV! DER YmToRJ ARCH/E L. GROVES GEORGE W SHERWI/V Se t. 14, 1965 A. L. GROVES ETAL 3,205,740

GLASS PARTITIONING APPARATUS Sheets-Sheet 7 Filed June 16, 1961 zoiaoim mm. 2 :36 com 0:502 wmjo 'll SHE 2:26 M moms: g k QTXQA f E??? 93 2 289i I ARCH/E L 61701455 550/205 M 51mm Li i JJTTQ RNeKSL' sum x mm 2 50 Esme Emu 22g 7: @051 ohm Sept. 14, 1965 A. 1.. GROVES ETAL 3,205,740

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A. L. GROVES ETAL GLASS PARTITIONING APPARATUS ARCH/E L. GROVES GEORGE u. SHERW/N Sept. 14, 1965 Filed June 16, 1961 Sept. 14, 1965 A. L. GROVES ETAL 3,205,740

GLASS PARTITIONING APPARATUS Filed June 16, 1961 25 Sheets-Sheet l0 25 Sheets-Sheet l1 Var-2 SOVHH 3.L\UN\ A. L. GROVES ETAL GLASS PARTITIONING APPARATUS Z2 -Ll GOVEIH ELLIUM Sept. 14, 1965 Filed June 16, 1961 u If I mEu 04m: wta

Sept. 14, 1965 Filed June 16, 1961 gig INPUT T0 LEADING EDGE PULSES GATE OUADRANT PULSES GLASS cwcxasuosmc PULSE AMP 78 ourpur "ONE snor" a0 ourpur A. L. GROVES ETAL 3,205,740

GLASS PARTITIONING APPARATUS 25 Sheets-Sheet l2 CONT OPERATION AND GATE INPUT PLATE OPERATION AND GATE GONT OPERATION 82 OUTPUT PLATE OPERATION INPUT TO REGISTER CONT. OPERATION INPUT TO REGISTER PLATE OPERATION -3O DRUM 3O 'DRUM- 1 -3O DRUM 3O DRUM i- REVOLUTIONS REVOLUTION REVOLUTIONS REVOLUTIONS +500 DRUM 4- 500 DRUM -4- S00 DRUM +500 DRUM- CELLS CELLS CELLS C ELL-S n n n n n n 'n 11 II II II II II n ARCH/E L GROVES GEORGE II. SHERW/N Sept. 14, 1965 A. 1.. GROVES ETAL 05,740

GLASS PARTITIONING APPARATUS Filed June 16, 1961 25 Sheets-Sheet l3 WRITE HEA GATE 5 WRITE HEADS "5'' SCANNERS 'A" SCANNERS GLASS m ARCH/E L GROVES 6501965 If SHE/WIN 25 Sheets-Sheet l5 A. L. GROVES ETAL GLASS PARTITIONING APPARATUS Sept. 14, 1965 Filed June 16, 1961 AM ken- CR 11' 0 mm as. Y/

Sept. 14, 1965 A. L. GROVES ETAL 3,205,740

GLAss PARTITIONING APPARATUS 25 Sheets-Sheet 16 Filed June 16, 1961 5mm Tww 5 Sept. 14, 1965 A. GROVES ETAL 3,205,740

GLAS S PARTITIONING APPARATUS Filed June 16, 1961 25 Sheets-Sheet l7 :0; |6.6 MS MIN. TIME OF ONE DRUM REV.

LEADING EDGE. cLock n n n [I TRACK PULSE moms L IDRUM REVOLUTION AND GATE 216 OUTPUT II n IL one SHOT 43o OUTPUT 533445 ONE- SHOT 2Z0 OUTPUT FF 222 OUTPUT V 1 TRIAL 2 AND GATE 230 .l fl

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INPUT To FF 238 FROM CELL DIVIDER. m Vfl I /A /41 M OUTPUT OF FF 255 l '////////A V REV. OUTPUT OF FF 2.2.2. IV /,I V A 7 mo GATE 24a mPuTy A GJIHIUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU'L ARCH/E L. GROVES GEORGE W. Sf/ffiW/N vrcnNEI-Yf Sept. 14, 1965 A. 1.. GROVES ETAL 3,205,740

GLAS S PARTITIONING APPARATUS Filed June 16, 1961 25 Sheets-Sheet l9 TO F\ .14- c PLATE WRITE @UADRANT REGISTEE Q AQ I: REVG LHL4 PLATE REGISTERS PLATE. QUADRANT nscusTzrascoMF'mr-zlzs G LEADING EDGE SWITCHES CELL GLASS PLATE DIVIDER,

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1. IN APPARATUS FOR RECORDING DEFECT DATA FOR A GLASS SHEET IN PACE WITH THE CONTINUOUS MOVEMENT OF THE LATTER AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ALONG A GLASS LINE, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING, MEANS PROVIDING DEFECT DATA SIGNALS REPRESENTING DEFECTIVE GLASS AREAS AT VARIOUS Z DISTANCES FROM THE LEADING EDGE OF SAID GLASS SHEET, A MAGNETIC DRUM, MEANS FOR REVOLVING SAID DRUM AT A SUBSTANTIALLY UNIFORM SPEED, MEANS FOR RECORDING DEFECT DATA SIGNALS ALONG RECORDING TRACKS AROUND THE DRUM AS SAID DRUM REVOLVES, MEANS TIMING THE MOVEMENT OF SAID GLASS SHEET ALONG SAID LINE, AND MEANS INCLUDING SAID TIMING MEANS FOR OPERATING SAID RECORDING MEANS TO RECORD SAID DEFECT DATA AT POINTS IN SAID RECORDING TRACKS SPACED FROM A LONGITUDINAL REFERENCE POINT COMMON TO SAID DRUM RECORDING TRACKS AND CORRE- 